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By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.By Jean-Louis Chiasson. 2004
Cette quatrième édition apporte beaucoup d'informations nouvelles tant à la population en général qu'aux personnes diabétiques. Pour la première fois,…
il y est question des facteurs de risque impliqués dans le développement du diabète et de la prévention du diabète de type 2. Les personnes diabétiques y trouveront une mise à jour des nouveaux lecteurs de glycémie, des médicaments anti-diabétiques oraux et des insulines. En ce qui concerne l'alimentation, le livre présente le nouveau guide nutritionnel de Santé Canada. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire et plus vieux. 2004.By Danielle Vaillancourt. 2001
Une excellente biographie romancée de Louis Braille. Par son entêtement, sa détermination, son ingéniosité, cet homme a atteint son but…
et a permis aux aveugles de s'ouvrir au monde, d'élargir leur horizon. Tonique. Années 2-4. 2001.By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.By Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.By Shelley Tanaka, William Kaplan. 1998
During World War II, as Nazi troops took over Europe, thousands of Jews tried to flee Hitler's advance. This is…
the true story of one family's harrowing escape to Canada, by train and ship, travelling three-quarters of the way around the world. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 1998.By Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995